feldmesterinMay 24 minGitele the pious Gabete of Koriv, part 1.I found the following description of a feldmesterin and gabete (female community functionary) in the Yizkor book of Koriv, a shtetl near...
feldmesterinSep 12, 20212 minDouble, Double, Mi un Tsores ...According to the ethnographic study I posted recently, Yom Kippur candles made with threads that had been used to measure graves were...
feldmesterinMar 7, 20214 minWitches gotta eat 'Feldmesterin’ sometimes appears alongside other ‘superstitious’ female trades, including witchcraft. Here are two examples from maskilic...